Margaret Warner

Presidential elections were held in Syria on Tuesday, with President Bashar al-Assad taking nearly 90 percent of the vote. Is the U.S. ‘behind the curve’ in its handling of the conflict? Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Liz Sly, the Beirut bureau chief at the Washington Post, about what Assad’s victory means for U.S. involvement in the ongoing war and humanitarian crisis. Continue reading →

Deadly fighting in Ukraine’s east escalated as battles between government forces and pro-Russia militants stretched into a second day. Government forces were back in control of the airport in Donetsk after calling in airstrikes and paratroopers and Dozens of bodies piled up at local morgues from region-wide fighting. Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner reports from Ukraine. Continue reading →

Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner joins Judy Woodruff from Kiev for an update on the latest fighting and chaos in Eastern Ukraine. Warner also discusses the challenges facing the likely future president, Petro Poroshenko, as he lays out plans to both unite the country and strengthen ties with Europe and Russia. Continue reading →

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin questioned why his country is being blamed for Ukraine’s unrest, but also said he would respect the outcome of its national elections Sunday. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner talks to Andriy Parubiy, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, who has been overseeing operations against the separatists. Continue reading →

At least 13 government soldiers were killed in Eastern Ukraine in the bloodiest episode yet in the run up to that nation’s presidential election. Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner reports on additional separatist attacks on election offices and how acts of intimidation may affect voting in that region. Continue reading →

In Mariupol, the local police have been joined by thousands of steel workers in patrolling the streets. This is the brainchild of Ukraine’s richest man, Rinat Akhmetov, who after sitting on the fence for many months in the struggle between Moscow and Kiev, has begun to take action to keep the lid on hostilities in Eastern Ukraine. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports. Continue reading →

The Kremlin announced that Russian President Putin has ordered the 40,000 troops massed on the Ukrainian border to retreat to their home bases. However, the NATO secretary general says he sees no sign of movement. Reporting from Donetsk, chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner joins Gwen Ifill to discuss the building tensions in Eastern Ukraine and upcoming national elections. Continue reading →

President Obama and France’s President Francois Hollande agreed that Russia will face “significant additional costs” for undermining the Ukrainian government. Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner joins Judy Woodruff to discuss a show of solidarity in Eastern Ukraine against the pro-Russian separatists, efforts to increase dialogue between Kiev and different factions and Putin’s next move. Continue reading →

Glenn Greenwald was the first reporter to meet with Edward Snowden when the former NSA contractor wanted to disclose secrets of the agency. Greenwald sits down with chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner in Washington to discuss that initial encounter and what he learned, detailed in his new book, “No Place to Hide.” Continue reading →